Kibira wants teams to prepare for Union event
Teams that will compete in the forthcoming Union Netball Championship scheduled to be held in Morogoro region next month have been challenged to start preparations early so as to make the event more...
View ArticleRwanda to miss U23 V-ball Africa Cup of Nation
Rwanda will not take apart in the first ever women’s U23 African Nations Volleyball Championship, which will take a place from September 4-15 in Algeria. According to the Rwanda Volleyball Federation...
View ArticleIngabire grabs bronze at continental Karate tourney
Out of the team of 16 players, only one, Solange Gashagaza Ingabire won a medal at the just concluded 15th Senior African Karate Championship in Senegal. The 20-year-old Ingabire, a senior six leaver...
View ArticleBody builders out to revive the sport
After being off the radar for the past three years, former bodybuilders have come together to revive the sport. Chris Omedo in a past action. PHOTO:OMONDI ONYANGO/STANDARD The 2011 East Africa Muscle...
View ArticleZuber, Kyomugisha win Entebbe Golf tournament
Juma Zuber returned 42 stableford points to win the Entebbe Chairman’s Cup golf tournament at Entebbe Club on Saturday. The handicap 28 golfer beat over 180 players to register his second consecutive...
View ArticleNemostars face expulsion from volleyball league
As the NSSF National Volleyball League heats-up, the defending champions risk being thrown out of the competition for ‘resentment’. Nemostars men have once again found themselves atloggerheads with...
View ArticleUgandan athletes struggle to find proper footing in China
Uganda had a false start on day one of the 2nd Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing China. Constance Mbambu was the first to falter in the junior women single sculls at the Nanjing Rowing and Canoeing...
View ArticleRayon VC close gap on leaders APR
Rayon Sports volleyball club have closed the gap on leaders APR to within three points after winning their two rescheduled league second round matches over the weekend. Rayon Sports Volleyball players...
View ArticleRwanda: Mugwaneza sends Rwanda U-20 girls’ team into semis
Aline Umugwaneza scored 10 goals as Rwanda beat South Sudan 39-12 yesterday at this year’s U-20 Zone V Challenge Trophy and secured a place in the semifinals where they will meet hosts Uganda today....
View ArticleRwanda beach V-ball teams stumble at Nanjing Youth Olympic Games
Rwanda beach volleyball teams in both genders lost their first games at the Youth Olympic Games Nanjing, China on Sunday. Lea Uwimbabazi, left and Seraphine Mukantambara lost to Australia n opponents...
View ArticleControversy hits Rwanda Chess team over ‘fair play’ gesture at Olympiad
Team Rwanda returned from the Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway on Saturday embroiled in a bitter controversy. (L-R) Maxence Murara the team captain, Alain Niyibizi and Godfrey Kabera in action at the...
View ArticleFalse start for Tanzania youth
Tanzania’s athletes commenced their quest for top honours at the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games on a wrong foot after swimmer Sabrina Kassam failed to qualify for the Women’s 50m Breaststroke...
View ArticleTanzania set for world hockey league
Tanzania will participate in the World Hockey League to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from September 2-8 this year. The Tanzania Hockey Association (THA) Secretary Kaushik Doshi told the ‘Daily News’ in...
View ArticleUganda Volleyball Federation suspends Muhangi
The Uganda Volleyball Federation (UVF) has suspended Sport-S volleyball club director Warren Muhangi from all volleyball activities for disrespecting the federation on social media. Warren Muhangi...
View ArticleUganda: Sports admissions need to be revised!
It was one of those programs applauded right from inception. Launched in 1998, the Scholarships for Talented Sportsmen Scheme in public universities, was aimed at aiding outstanding sports talents...
View ArticleUNF delegates clash with their leadership
There was drama during the Netball Extra- ordinary Assembly at Lugogo when delegates denied having received a notice informing them of a constitution amendment. This was a result of the Netball...
View ArticleRwanda: U-20 handball team to play for third place
Rwanda’s U-20 handball teams in both genders will today battle for third place after losing their semi-finals matches on Tuesday in the ongoing Zone V Challenge Trophy in Mukono, Uganda. The girls...
View ArticleFeassa Games teams depart for Dar es Salaam today
Rwanda’s teams for this year’s East African Post-Primary (FEASSA) Games leave for Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania today ahead of the competition kickoff, set to run from August 24-31. The 346-member...
View ArticleSports a lucrative means of financial empowerment
Vice President Edward Kiwanuka Ssekandi has urged the youth to engage in sports as an enterprise that he said can provide a steady source of income besides keeping them healthy. Vice President...
View ArticleUganda teams urged on discipline at EA S.S Championships
Uganda’s teams to the 13th edition of the East African Secondary School Championships have been urged to observe discipline so as to shine. Minister of Education and Sports Jesca Alupo hands over...
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